Market Perspective

Job and wage growth, elections affecting rates

Overview: Over the past week, stronger than expected labor market data was negative for mortgage rates, while the election results were...

Nov 7, 20182 min read

Benjamin Franklin has been credited with the famous phrase, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” We all know this to be true on some...

Nov 7, 20183 min read

Overview: A decline in the stock market was positive for mortgage rates over the past week, while recent economic data caused little...

Oct 31, 20182 min read

Overview: A decline in the stock market was positive for mortgage rates over the past week, while recent economic data caused little...

Oct 24, 20182 min read

Overview: While the major economic data released over the past week was weaker than expected, which should have been positive for...

Oct 17, 20182 min read

Overview: Over the past week, the major economic data came in very close to the expected levels, which should have been neutral for...

Oct 10, 20182 min read

Mortgage Rates Follow Suit The combination of rising rates, a strong economy, job growth, and a tapering off in home prices creates the...

Oct 4, 20181 min read

Overview: Over the past week, stronger than expected economic growth data was offset by a weaker than expected inflation report, and...

Oct 3, 20182 min read

Overloaded schedules, competing priorities, and a never-ending list of tasks and deadlines: If you asked most professionals today, they’d...

Oct 3, 20183 min read

Overview: Over the past week, the only significant market-moving news was the Federal Reserve meeting, and even this event had only a...

Sep 26, 20182 min read

Overview: Over the past week, the major U.S. economic data and European Central Bank meeting should have been slightly positive for...

Sep 19, 20182 min read

What’s Fueling the Home Improvement Craze? All of these factors have caused homeowners to turn to remodeling as an alternative to moving....

Sep 13, 20181 min read

Overview: For the second straight week, stronger than expected data was negative for mortgage rates, and there was no significant...

Sep 12, 20182 min read

We all know someone who we think was just born to lead. They're cool under pressure, diplomatic, self-confident, and people want to...

Sep 12, 20183 min read

Overview: The manufacturing report released over the past week was stronger than expected, which was negative for mortgage rates. The...

Sep 5, 20182 min read